Elden Ring has sold 17.5 million units

Elden Ring sold 17.5 million units by the end of September.

Bandai Namco published its financial report with data for the third quarter of fiscal year 2022 and said that Elden Ring, developed by FromSoftware, has already sold 17.5 million units.

With this mark, it enters the top of the ranking of the fastest-selling multiplatform Japanese games in history, ahead of big names like Final Fantasy, Monster Hunter, Resident Evil, Metal Gear Solid and others.

In the Top 5 list of Japanese games that sold fastest in a short period of time, Elden Ring is third, surrounded by Nintendo exclusives:

1. Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 26.04 million (March 2020 to September 2020)
2. Pokémon Sword & Shield – 18.22 million (November 2019 to June 2020)
3. ELDEN RING – 17.5 million (February 2022 to September 2022)
4. New Super Mario Bros. Wii – 15.81 million (November 2009 to June 2010)
5. Pokémon Sun & Moon – 15.67 million (November 2016 to June 2017)

Source: Bandai Namco and GameSpoof